Vol. 3 No. 28 Para ver este documento en español, oprima aquí. ROSSELLO ENDORSES COMMISSION REPORT CALLING FOR NAVY TO LEAVE VIEQUES Head to Head: Acevedo Vilá vs. Hernández Mayoral PDP Resident Commissioner Primary Members of the Special Commission on Vieques shown during a recent hearing held on the island municipality (l. to r., Carlos Ventura, President, Southern Vieques Fisherman's Assoc.; His Excellency, The Rt. Rev. Monsignor Roberto Octavio Gonzalez; Senate President Charlie Rodriguez (NPP); Vieques Mayor Manuela Santiago (hidden from view); Secretary of State Norma Burgos (Chairwoman); Hon. Victor Garcia San Inocencio (PIP); San Juan Mayor Sila M. Calderon; Hon. Anibal Acevedo Vila (PDP); Mario Gaztambide, Esq.) ROSSELLO SEEKS U.N. SUPPORT TO COMPEL WASHINGTON TO ACT UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Gov. Pedro Rossello asked the U.N. decolonization committee Tuesday to reverse a 1953 decision by the General Assembly and place Puerto Rico back on the list of non-self-governing territories whose status is to be resolved by 2000. Rossello said that placing Puerto Rico back on the list of 17 non-autonomous territories was the "only way to provoke the U.S. Congress - after more than a century of colonialism - to fulfill the responsibilities required by its own Constitution and the U.N. Charter." Specifically, Rossello wants Congress to clarify Puerto Rico's options and stand by the results of a referendum on its future. Two locally organized plebiscites have failed to produce a majority backing statehood, but Rossello claims the statehood numbers would increase if Congress set out the options itself and promised to recognize the results. SAN JUAN MAYORAL CAMPAIGN HEATS UP Head to Head: Rodríguez vs. Santini PESQUERA PROMISES ANOTHER STATEHOOD REFERENDUM Republicans, Democrats Courting Hispanic Vote "WHAT WE CANNOT UNDERSTAND IS WHY, AFTER 100 YEARS OF U.S. RULE, WE ARE NOT AFFORDED THE SAME RESPECT AS EVERY OTHER U.S. CITIZEN" Miram Ramírez de Ferrer Understanding U.S. Citizenship Issues Citizens' Educational Foundation Puerto Rico Searches for Its Future Myrna Torres, NEWSDAY "Is Congress Willing To Offer Permanent Union And Irrevocable Citizenship? How Can This Be Achieved According To The United States Constitution?" Fonalledas Asks Senators VIEQUES CONGRESSIONAL AIDES TO SEE BOMBING RANGE STOP ENDANGERING AMERICAN CITIZENS Alcides Ortiz Puerto Rico Threatens to Sue U.S. Navy U.S. Panel to Study Use of Vieques as Bomb Target  VIEQUES CHRONOLOGY Vieques Editorials  SENATE HEARINGS - TRANSCRIPT Full Text of All Statements PUT COMMONWEALTH DEFINITION IN WRITING, LANDRIEU TELLS ACEVEDO-VILÁ Puerto Rico Leaders Demand To Know Political Status Options; Senators Reply That Some Want 'Free Lunch' Status Zogby Poll Finds Puerto Rican Voters Rejected Commonwealth, Preferred Statehood In 1998 Plebiscite Puerto Rico Herald Calls On Congress To Pass Federal Plebiscite Legislation IMPLICATIONS OF THE PUERTO RICO POLITICAL STATUS PLEBISCITE, ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Nation's Governors Call on Congress to Pass Puerto Rico Self-Determination Legislation White House: "None Of The Above" Win Not A Clear Status Choice Vote Said To Give Little Guidance On Ultimate Outcome On Status: Who's Telling What To Whom? JM Garcia Passalaqua, The San Juan Star Rosselló to Congress: Don't Wash Hands of Puerto Rico Status Responsibility RELATED WEBSITES: www.pnp.org www.puertoricousa.com www.puertorico51.org www.prstatehood.com Write your Member of Congress in Support of Puerto Rico Self-Determination! House of Rep. Member Web Sites Senate Member Web Sites   Write Your Representative Write your Senator   Under statehood all Puerto Ricans would have been American taxpayers have forked over $ $ wealthier today, and the Commonwealth is costing them $6,000.00 more every year! subsidizing the Puerto Rico Commonwealth, and it's costing them $22,821,918.52 more each and every day of the year!   PUERTO RICO SELF-DETERMINATION Puerto Ricans Earning Their Own Way Puerto Rico Paying Its Own Way Self-Determination Legislation | Puerto Rico Herald Home Newsstand | Puerto Rico | U.S. Government | Archives Search | Mailing List | Contact Us | Feedback For inquiries or comments regarding the design and functionality of this site, please contact webmaster@puertorico-herald.org.